The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-29

clan. and in 1854 founded the wine industry Of
that State, which has grown 20 an annual con-
sumption of 1000 600 pounds OF grapes.
THERE was season called spring
1t has gone with time the wing.
And now, with hop skip. and jump.
From winter to summer we land in a lump.
Vanished, the beautiful spring.
Boston Globe
GAIL HAMILTON, who is with the B!aines, was
asked by correspondent to affirm or deny the
statement that she was the author of the sour
riious Arthur Richmond" letters She replied.
with a salt and pepper smile, II have no answer
to that question
HERRINGs are a puzzling fish. Twenty-Five
years ago they suddenly and entirely disappeared
from the Jederen. of the richest OF Nor
wegan fishing grounds, and did not appear
again till last month when enormous shoals of
them turned up at the same spots there as in
former years.
The Pope has been enjoying the company, at
the Vatican, of the conjuror Bosco who was
sent for expressly from Vienna to entertain his
Holiness. After witnessing two hours slight
ofhand work with great delight the Pope com
plimented the conjuror and sent him to the hos
pital-that is, to entertain the sick-an honor
for which Bosco was not pre- pared.
THE London Academy says that the middle
Latin word "bigamus,' which we translate
"bigamous,' should have been s'digamus. and
Ill
present learned century in the formation of the
word bicycle hybrid substitute for the word
bicycle" Hereafter let this Learned century,"
which boasts of such words as "audiphone, and
"multi:harge." speak only of dicycles-"dics and
trics-as it were.
THE National Academy of Sciences is a very
conservative body. Year after year it has black
balled Director Powell, of the Geological Sur
vey, although his name is famous in the world
of science. The academy is very shy of govern
ment officials. It is now in state of excitement
over the proposition admit General Greely
Chief of the Signal Service Many of the mem
bers maintain that Greeiy's scientific attain
ments are not great enough to entitle him to
membership Up to the present time however
he has not been officially rejected
THE late Mrs Catherine Van Rensselaer, Hale,
of Mobile. Ala, was the last surviving grand
daughter Of General Philip Schuyler. Left an
orphan in childhood, she was adopted by her
aunt Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. and after the
fatal Hamilton Burr duel she went to live with
her uncle, the PATRON Stephen Van Rensselaer,.
The PATRON, she used to relate, would let the
young folks have frequent entertainments in his
mansion, but he would say, my children can
not give you permission to dance, for too many
prayers have been offered in these rooms"
OUIDA is said by near acquaintance to work
in this way: All her literary work is done in the
early morning. She rises every day at o'clock,
and goes straight to her library, where she works
three or four hours before partakiug of any
breakfast. Before she begins her literary work
she works herself up into a sort Of literary
trance. Her enthusiasm in whatever she at
tempts IN literary way is very great, and her
pen moves like lightning over the sheets before
her. She writes very quickly. in a large hand,
and, when thoroughly s'enthused." sometimes
covers sheet of foolscap with only two or three
lines of five words each.
WHEN William Pitt Fessenden was student
in Bowdoin College the members of his class as
signed him to sing song at public entertain
ment. He protested that he did not have q
musical voice. and begged them to excuse him.
They were indisposed to accede to his request
but he told them a story that brought them
around. He said that in his boyhood days he
attended singing school. and thought he was
making line progress The school was to have a
public exhibition, and he went into the attic Of
| his fathers house one Sunday to prepare for it.
| The old gentleman, after hearing him practice
| for few minutes, called out: Pitt. stop that
noise immediately-people are going by to meet
| ing, and what will they think to hear you up in
the garrett saving boards, Sundayp
A CORRESPONDENT writing of George W.
Childs. the prince of Philadelphia journalists
| says: He has a superb wine cellar, but liz
| never touches wines or intoxicants of any kind
| He doesn't know the taste of them. Apolinaris
water, which is served in q superb silver fagon,
| is his favorite tipple. He never uses even tea
or coffee As to his eating. wheaton grts anG
| oatmeal po-ridge are his favorite dishes. AL
| though he entertairs so much and is a conspicu
| GUS figure at so many notable dinners. hi
| scarcely even nibbles at anything during the en-
tertainment But his hospitality is the hospi
tality Of prince. Nothing is too good for his
guests. When he gives largo entertainment,
| provide for the wants and the fancies Of those
he asks to his homo.